In this gripping tale for lovers of dystopian* romance, true feelings are forbidden, teen suicide* is an epidemic*, and the only solution is The Program.

    Four years ago, teen suicide became an epidemic, affecting one in every three teens. To fight it, a school district in Oregon developed The Program, where teens are treated for their depression* by erasing* their memories and secluding* them from other teens. As an increasing number of her classmates are taken away for treatment, 17-year-old Sloane Barstow knows better than to show feelings to anyone other than her boyfriend, James.

    Sloane’s parents have already lost one child. Sloane knows they’ll do anything to keep her alive. She knows that everyone who’s been through The Program returns as a blank slate.

    Under watch at home and at school, Sloane puts on a brave face and keeps her feelings buried as deep as she can. James has promised to keep them both safe and out of treatment, and Sloane knows their love is strong enough to withstand* anything.

    When her friend commits suicide and James is taken away, Sloane begins to slip into a depression that forces her into The Program, where she is gradually stripped of all memories of James and her past. As she struggles to start over, she finds herself questioning the integrity* of The Program and why she is drawn to a troublemaker named James.

    The book is available at online bookstore dangdang.com.

    (SD-Agencies)